How many times have you wished you'd said "hello" to the person behind you at the checkout, or continued a conversation with a person who sparked your interest?

With Valentine's Day upon us, why not start today on your own love story?

The missed connections section in Craig's List is full of men and women trying to do just that.

Sure, not all the posters are appropriate, and some of them probably never find the person they're looking for, but many are putting themselves out there on the slim chance of finding love.

A woman browsing the Walmart on State Street in Saginaw Township had an admirer. The man who missed a connection with her wrote:

"hi you were wearing black spandex capris and looked really good in them saw youin food section then near clothes section i walked behind you starring at you from behind and everything looked so good"

One man wrote about his encounter at a Bay City book store:

"Trina, you came into the bookstore where I was working, and I helped you three times. You said I was really cute, and I should have asked you for your number.

If you see this, email me, and put my name in the subject line!"

Who knows? Maybe Trina will see this post!

And it's not just men who are wishing they'd had the courage to speak up. Women are posting their missed connections, too.

One missed a chance at the Big Lots in Bay City. She wrote:

"This is really a long shot, but I saw you in Big Lots today, I came in for a quick minute while my friend was buying chapstick... you were applying to a job. You kept looking at me and laughing at what I was saying. I want to know you :)"

Are you worried you missed the chance to make a connection? Share your story.